Where does “hepatocyte” come from?

Hepatocyte comes from Ancient Greek ἠπᾰτ- (liver) combined with Ancient Greek κύτος (cell), which derives from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- (to cover or hollow out).

hepatocyte (English): Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the...

Definitions

  1. Any of the cells in the liver responsible for the...

Ancestry of “hepatocyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhepato-Pertaining to the liver
2Ancient Greekἧπᾰρliver

Words derived from “hepatocyte

Every word from Ancient Greek ἧπᾰρEvery word from English hepato-